Shed Antlers

[ate1cropy]

They may not be big now, but they will be there again next year even bigger... Nice finds and congrats on the baby.

[frogtosser]

hey shedfreak do you walk in town Duluth or do you go out in the country? I have seen a few nice bucks in town and a couple big car hit deer on 53 going up the hill.

[CAJ]

I have found 2 sets in back yard and 3 halves already. There was 3 bucks in the area with there full set yet. They hasve moved into our small town looking for food for 3 weeks now I counted 87 Deer in 2 block area when the sun was coming up

[CAJ]

I have found 2 sets in back yard and 3 halves already. There was 3 bucks in the area with there full set yet. They hasve moved into our small town looking for food for 3 weeks now I counted 87 Deer in 2 block area when the sun was coming up

[LOTWSvirgin]

I got my first one yesterday!!! Cant wait to get my snow shoes in the mail soon.

[BlueLundFishrman]

kelo: giant shed antlers

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Giant buck's shed antlers found near sioux falls, sd

[frogtosser]

I drive by where the deer herd up on the east side of Sioux Falls so I know where they are talking about, I wonder what those babys are worth.

[MIKE IN lINO III]

I had two small bucks at the feeder lastnight. One had both sides the other only had 1 side.

I'll start looking next week.

Good Luck,

Mike

[shedfreak]

So, it was friday, my day off, what better to do than get out for a hike. I went to a spot by my mom's house where she was seeing a big injured 10-12 point every night, she called me earlier in the week saying it has just walked by with no antlers!! So I decided to hit that spot the first oppoutunity I got. I parked on one side of the woods and planned o.n walking clear to the next road a couple miles away. Well in that 2 miles, NO deer sign, pounding through snow up hills the entire way. By the time I had got to where I wanted to be , it was almost 2 hours later. When I got there I thought it might be worth it as I counted almost 50 beds in a 40 yard radius. It was hard to tell which bed I had checked al ready and which ones I didnt!!! I was expecting to see an antler any second. Nope. So onward I went. I was so tired of walking through all the snow, I decided to make a B- line for the power line cut. I had to cut through some alder brush, and as I got in there, I noticed the deer had been in there quite a bit. As I was walking through, I noticed an antler from about 45 yards away. I got out my camera and thought I wonder if it is even going to be visible!! From the time I spotted it, I knew something wasnt right about it. As I got closer I could tell it was an older antler, and it was sitting pretty funny. There was no outline of a carcass so, I grabbed the antler, crossed my fingers and hoped to pull out a shed, I pulled it out pretty quick, so right away I knew it wasnt attatched to anything, but I Pulled out an entire skull. So I didnt get #4 on the year but I did get my first skull. Nothing big but I still wish I would hae found it fresh.

[Odonata]

Great find ShedFreak. Good to hear I am not the only one pounding through the snow. Hope to get out tomorrow.

[lungdeflator]

Its hard to decide to ice fish or go shed hunting with this nice weather coming up. Not getting any snow for the last couple weeks is very nice though. You can definetley tell were the deer are bedding and traveling.

[frogtosser]

well you got a free european mount, nice

[jkjkoda]

How cool is that!!!

[Musky Buck]

No sheds yet, but saw 3 fully horned bucks so when will they drop ? Last Valentine's Day saw 5 bucks in my field still with headgear. Why is that ?

[Musky Buck]

Saw yesterday's star and trib by marchel, bucks with horns he's mentioning as well. I've found this to be the norm, had an uncle that fed them for 30 years in OT county and his t-cams have many bucks with full racks as of yesterday. Why do they hang on to them longer in that area ?

[Mark Christianson]

My Dads construction partner found 3 sheds this weekend just north of East Battle Lake(OTC). All from different deer.

[Musky Buck]

Cool blb, ok so the process has started in our neck of the woods, I usually am looking in the leaf river bottom near deer creek.

[LOTWSvirgin]

I am sure they have started since I picked these up in the last couple of weeks I just wish I could do it more then a hour here and an hour there.

[lovebigbluegills]

Nice LOTW...what part of the state are you in?

[LOTWSvirgin]

Southwest These ones are all of public land I save my private stuff till March why hurry right.

[lovebigbluegills]

Exactly...March, or out lookin for morels. Hopefully I'll start finding a few up this way pretty soon.

[catfreak]

I've never got out to look for sheds before but I know my dad use to love to go out for them. It sounds extremely fun. I hunt way up north so I can't really make a day trip up to my normal woods, so does anybody know if there are any decent spots in the St. Cloud area that could hold nice sheds? I see a lot of deer around the prison area, but that is all private.

[frogtosser]

there are a few parcels of public land around here. I have looked alittle this year but the snow was pretty deep.

[LOTWSvirgin]

I've never got out to look for sheds before but I know my dad use to love to go out for them. It sounds extremely fun. I hunt way up north so I can't really make a day trip up to my normal woods, so does anybody know if there are any decent spots in the St. Cloud area that could hold nice sheds? I see a lot of deer around the prison area, but that is all private.

What I have found is that you just need to get out any where you can ask permission most people I ask dont seem to mind about a quick hike through there land. County parks public hunting land is all good look for the bedding areas and the feeding areas and everything in between. Its a great feeling to find one. Just remember dont look just for the whole antler look for a tine a base anything that looks out of the ordanary. If you just look for the whole antler you will miss more than you will find. I like to look after it rains in the spring cause the grass lays down and cloudy days. Look for ridges to they like to travel them. I dont know if this will help is just what I do.

PS If you find you any post pics we all love to see them.

[blk94fiveoh]

Originally Posted By: catfreak

I've never got out to look for sheds before but I know my dad use to love to go out for them. It sounds extremely fun. I hunt way up north so I can't really make a day trip up to my normal woods, so does anybody know if there are any decent spots in the St. Cloud area that could hold nice sheds? I see a lot of deer around the prison area, but that is all private.

What I have found is that you just need to get out any where you can ask permission most people I ask dont seem to mind about a quick hike through there land. County parks public hunting land is all good look for the bedding areas and the feeding areas and everything in between. Its a great feeling to find one. Just remember dont look just for the whole antler look for a tine a base anything that looks out of the ordanary. If you just look for the whole antler you will miss more than you will find. I like to look after it rains in the spring cause the grass lays down and cloudy days. Look for ridges to they like to travel them. I dont know if this will help is just what I do.

PS If you find you any post pics we all love to see them.

Do you generally find them directly under tree rubbings, or is it pretty random?

I went out for a couple hours today and found plenty of fresh rubbings, but no antlers. I'm going to try again tomorrow.